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Prime today
reservoir / Caledon, ON / FMZ 16Ken Whillans
Ken Whillans is a two-pond fishing park off Highway 10 in Caledon, run by Credit Valley Conservation on the old Kidd property. The headline here is the family stuff: Credit Valley stocks Orchard Pond with rainbow trout every spring for a put-and-take season, and that's what most people come for.
Target Species
Today's read.
Quick Summary
Warm, with a high of 25° and a low of 15°. A moderate breeze, gusts to 22 km/h. Steady pressure should keep the bite consistent.
Daily max · 0-11
Avg · NE · gusts to 22 km/h
steady · 2 hPa/24h
12h 28m daylight
Lunar phase
Dry through the launch window
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Prime today
Easy water — a light 7 km/h NE average keeps 0.4 km of fetch calm and controllable. The bite should be firing — steady pressure keeps it predictable. Work the shoreline edges and lean on the low-light hours.
Craft Verdicts
No trailer launch in seed dataCarry-in launch0.4 km max fetchPressure steady (1.9 hPa/24h)
Powerboat
No trailer ramp here — a powerboat can't launch.
Kayak
Clear to launch — a 7 km/h NE average over 0.4 km of fetch stays well within a kayak's low, wind-caught profile; easy to hold position.
Canoe
Clear to launch — a 7 km/h NE average over 0.4 km of fetch stays well within an open canoe's shallow draft; easy to hold position.
Hourly Conditions
5:00 a.m.
18°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · W7kph
Gust7kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
Fish On!7:00 a.m.
17°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · NW8kph
Gust8kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
Fish On!9:00 a.m.
19°Temp
UV1
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · N7kph
Gust22kph
Launch ReadFishable
11:00 a.m.
21°Temp
UV3
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · N6kph
Gust16kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
Fish On!1:00 p.m.
24°Temp
UV4
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · N5kph
Gust10kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
Fish On!3:00 p.m.
25°Temp
UV3
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · NE5kph
Gust8kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
Fish On!5:00 p.m.
23°Temp
UV2
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · NE9kph
Gust16kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
Fish On!7:00 p.m.
20°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · N9kph
Gust17kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
Fish On!9:00 p.m.
17°Temp
UV0
Precip0.0mm
PressureSteady
Fish ActivityMaximum
Wind · N7kph
Gust7kph
Launch ReadAll Clear
Fish On!Weekly Outlook
LaunchAll Clear
BiteMaximum
LaunchAll Clear
BiteMaximum
LaunchFishable
BiteMaximum
LaunchFishable
BiteHigh
LaunchFishable
BiteMaximum
LaunchCaution
BiteMaximum
LaunchCaution
BiteHigh
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How it fishes
Ken Whillans Resource Management Area is a 215-acre Credit Valley Conservation park in Caledon, on the former Kidd property, a conservation area since 1954; it is named for Ken Whillans, the 46th mayor of Brampton.
SourceThe property holds two ponds — Kidd Pond, named for the original landowner, and Orchard Pond, named for the homestead orchard — connected by a small stream at the west end, with the Credit River running through the west side.
SourceThe headline fishery is a spring-stocked, put-and-take rainbow trout program in Orchard Pond; the in-scope warmwater fish are largemouth bass in Kidd Pond and northern pike in Orchard Pond.
SourceAll bass fishing on the property is catch-and-release under CVC property rules, and ice fishing is not permitted.
SourceBoth ponds have small fishing piers; Orchard Pond also allows carry-in canoe/kayak fishing, and the park runs the TackleShare rod-loan program.
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Regulations snapshot
This is a summary, not the legal regulation — confirm current rules with the official source before fishing.
Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass (Combined)
Season: fourth Saturday in June to November 30
Limit: S-6 / C-2
Size: no size limit
Official sourceNorthern Pike
Season: January 1 to March 31 and second Saturday in May to December 31
Limit: S-6 / C-2
Size: no size limit
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Access notes
Ken Whillans Resource Management Area
Orchard Pond carry-in (canoe/kayak) access
Carry-in only: visitors must be able to walk their boat from the parking lot to the Orchard Pond shoreline. Boating/paddling is on Orchard Pond only; Kidd Pond is shore/pier fishing. Canoes, kayaks and fishing kayaks available for rent (lifejacket, safety kit and paddles included). Paid park admission; open roughly May–Oct, 7 a.m.–9 p.m. Electric-motor rule for privately launched boats is not explicitly documented by CVC.
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Key resources
The actual regs, straight from the source — FMZ 16, Government of OntarioBass catch-and-release, bait rules and the trout-keep exception — CVC fishing regulationsPonds, piers, hours and fees — Ken Whillans Resource Management Area, Credit Valley ConservationCanoe and kayak rentals and carry-in access — CVC canoeing, kayaking and boating